Difficult Times Hit Java

It is definitely a difficult time for the ladies from
the middle and upper class in Java. They are having a hard time this week.
The pembantu, drivers, gardeners and all other kind of staff have gone
to celebrate Idul Fitri (the celebrations after the Muslim fasting month)
with their family who mostly live in villages far away from the city.

What does this mean for the ones who stay at home and normally keep busy
managing their staff. They have to do all the work themselves this week
and surely this has caused some panic, especially the very first day.
Cook themselves, wash up themselves, sweep the floor themselves, water
the plants themselves, take care of the kids themselves, iron the clothes
themselves, pour drinks themselves, open the door themselves, answer the
phone themselves, etc., etc.

How were all these things done? I turned on the TV yesterday and found
myself in an interview with an Indonesian celebrity who was trying to
survive this week; she did not look very well.

If they really get depressed, they can always find refugee in a nearby
hotel. Fortunately it will all end next week when everything will be back
to normal and the work of the staff will be appreciated again.

I would like to write some more but unfortunately cannot, as my pembantu
is also away on holiday and I am knackered. I still have to cook, wash
up, mop the floor, water the plants, change the sheets, do the shopping
etc ... I hope I can do all before the end of the day.